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Can I choose to be induced?

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OnMyJourney · 10/08/2023 00:23

Hi!

I'm only 25 weeks at the moment but my midwife has asked me to start thinking about a birth plan.

Personally I was fully against being induced I always thought labouring at home then going in would make my hospital stay shorter because I couldn't think of anything worse than being in the hospital for days. But I have quite bad anxiety and the fact I can't plan when I'm going into the hospital makes me feel scared.

Has anyone asked their midwife to book them an induction for between 39-40 weeks and the midwife just allow it without arguing that it's best to just wait? My partner also only has a certain amount of time off and I don't want him to miss any time with our baby.

Does anyone have any advice or know if I can request an induction?

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Throwawy · 10/08/2023 16:43

Aaah didn't finish my sentence: the maximum time between pessary, breaking of waters, oxytocin drip. In the end I only needed the pessary.

Ohmylovejune · 10/08/2023 16:46

Only have one if there's a medical need.

My daughter was born naturally and my son induced and I wouldn't recommend it although in my case it was a necessity

amispeakingintongues · 10/08/2023 16:50

Won't your hubby's leave start whenever you have baby rather than a set date?

I really would avoid induction. It will make labour sooo much worse and often ends in intervention. If this is your first baby you're not very likely to need to rush in the moment contractions start, you can take it easy and labour at home for the first bit. It's not likely going to be a dramatic rush to the hospital.

PickledScrump · 10/08/2023 19:15

The problem with induction is that there’s a limited number of labour rooms, so if they are all full then you will have to wait for space to open up. You might be given pessarys, but they won’t break waters unless there’s room. So you could end up being in hospital for days waiting.

Throwawy · 10/08/2023 20:08

PickledScrump · 10/08/2023 19:15

The problem with induction is that there’s a limited number of labour rooms, so if they are all full then you will have to wait for space to open up. You might be given pessarys, but they won’t break waters unless there’s room. So you could end up being in hospital for days waiting.

At my hospital they wouldn't start the induction with a pessary unless there was a room.

Starlightstarbright2 · 10/08/2023 21:42

Lots of scare stories on here . I was induced at 39 weeks. My Ds was born less than 6 hours after pessary . 2 hours of labour…. It was done for a medical reason.

My advice focus on what you can control- think about breathing , how to manage pain - birth is not predictable- sometimes you have to just go with it .

ivybx · 10/08/2023 21:46

noaddedsugarx · 10/08/2023 07:25

As plenty others have said I wouldn't ask for an induction without a medical reason. My wife was induced and she was in so much pain it was awful. She had a bad reaction to the gel and the contractions came on thick and fast without warning. There was no build up. She ended up needing forceps and it was a really traumatic birth. You'd have to be crazy to request induction for convenience!

This is the exact same thing that happened to me, was very traumatic, ended up having a pph and lost a lot of blood

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